Essex County, Virginia
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Essex County, Virginia is a rural county in the Middle Peninsula region of the state, known for its historic towns and agriculture along the Rappahannock River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essex County, Virginia canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county of Virginia ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Rappahannock River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByCounty |
Caroline County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King and Queen County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSite |
Brooke’s Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hobbs Hole area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappahannock Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ Vauter’s Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countySeat | Tappahannock, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 51-057 ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1692 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Rappahannock County, Virginia (extinct) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISID | 1492880 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasRiverFrontageOn | Rappahannock River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Caret, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Center Cross, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunnsville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Howertons, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hustle, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Laneview, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretto, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Millers Tavern, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Supply, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappahannock, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
historic towns ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Tappahannock, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Essex County Board of Supervisors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Neck planning district / Middle Peninsula region interface NERFINISHED ⓘ Rappahannock River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. East Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ United States South ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Essex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia’s Middle Peninsula region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ small-scale manufacturing ⓘ |
| regionType | rural county ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.